Point and pillow lace : a short account of various kinds ancient and modern, and how to recognize them (1899)
Sharp, Mary · New York : E.P. Dutton ; London : J. Murray · leaf 206
f the Nottingham looms.It is true that as imitation Lace they are consideredto rank very low in the scale of Art; but in point ofexecution and as marvellous triumphs of mechanicalingenuity, they surely invite admiration. If wewonder at the work of the skilful hands ofthe Venice and Brussels… … U 2 B 185 i ■ MACHINE-MADE LACE 187 The lace-making machine was evolved in Notting-ham out of the stocking-loom ; and it will be readilyunderstood that the difficulty was not so much tomake the toile for the pattern—the stocking stitchwas at first used as an equivalent for that—as tomodify the…
Lace and lace making
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